Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 220 yards
Appearance
The women's 220 yards event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 22 and 24 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Marlene Mathews-Willard![]() |
Betty Cuthbert![]() |
Heather Young![]() |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.[2]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Betty Cuthbert | ![]() |
24.5 | Q |
2 | 1 | Maureen Rever | ![]() |
25.4 | Q |
3 | 1 | Alix Jamieson | ![]() |
26.0 | |
4 | 1 | Daphne Williams | ![]() |
27.5 | |
1 | Claudette Masdammer | ![]() |
DNF | ||
1 | 2 | Marlene Mathews-Willard | ![]() |
24.3 | Q |
2 | 2 | Moyra Hiscox | ![]() |
24.6 | Q |
3 | 2 | Doris Tyndall | ![]() |
25.2 | |
4 | 2 | Maeve Kyle | ![]() |
25.7 | |
5 | 2 | Folashade Payne | ![]() |
26.2 | |
1 | 3 | June Paul | ![]() |
24.7 | Q |
2 | 3 | Freyda Berman | ![]() |
25.7 | Q |
3 | 3 | Gwyneth Lewis | ![]() |
26.5 | |
4 | 3 | Daisy Williams | ![]() |
27.4 | |
1 | 4 | Marianne Dew | ![]() |
24.4 | Q |
2 | 4 | Edith Shaw | ![]() |
24.7 | Q |
3 | 4 | Jean Whitehead | ![]() |
25.2 | |
4 | 4 | Elizabeth Bright | ![]() |
27.8 | |
1 | 5 | Eleanor Haslam | ![]() |
24.4 | Q |
2 | 5 | Magdalena Myburgh | ![]() |
24.7 | Q |
3 | 5 | Moira Campbell | ![]() |
25.4 | |
4 | 5 | Stephanie D'Souza | ![]() |
26.2 | |
1 | 6 | Heather Young | ![]() |
24.7 | Q |
2 | 6 | Marise Chamberlain | ![]() |
25.8 | Q |
3 | 6 | Isabel Bond | ![]() |
26.2 | |
4 | 6 | Jacqueline Barnett | ![]() |
27.0 |
Semifinals
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.[2]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Betty Cuthbert | ![]() |
24.0 | Q |
2 | 1 | Heather Young | ![]() |
24.1 | Q |
3 | 1 | Magdalena Myburgh | ![]() |
24.5 | Q |
4 | 1 | Freyda Berman | ![]() |
26.0 | |
1 | Marianne Dew | ![]() |
DQ | ||
1 | Marise Chamberlain | ![]() |
DNS | ||
1 | 2 | Marlene Mathews-Willard | ![]() |
24.0 | Q |
2 | 2 | June Paul | ![]() |
24.1 | Q |
3 | 2 | Eleanor Haslam | ![]() |
24.1 | Q |
4 | 2 | Moyra Hiscox | ![]() |
24.9 | |
5 | 2 | Edith Shaw | ![]() |
25.1 | |
6 | 2 | Maureen Rever | ![]() |
25.3 |
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
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Marlene Mathews-Willard | ![]() |
23.65 | GR |
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Betty Cuthbert | ![]() |
23.77 | |
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Heather Young | ![]() |
23.9 | |
4 | June Paul | ![]() |
24.0 | |
5 | Magdalena Myburgh | ![]() |
24.4 | |
6 | Eleanor Haslam | ![]() |
24.7 |
References
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Potgieter wins hurdles event with world's record". The Manchester Guardian. 23 July 1958. p. 4. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 25 July 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 27 September 2020.